Requires a person incarcerated in state and county-owned or operated correctional facilities to make medical co-payments of seven dollars upon receipt of medical treatment; provides that an incarcerated individual shall not be refused treatment for lack of ability to pay co-payment charges; directs all moneys collected to be made available for the operation of such correctional facility.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4529
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 4, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to requiring incarcerat-
ed individuals to make medical co-payments
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 608
to read as follows:
§ 608. MEDICAL TREATMENT CO-PAYMENT. 1. A PERSON INCARCERATED IN AN
INSTITUTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY COUNTY-OWNED OR OPERATED LOCAL
CORRECTIONAL FACILITY SHALL MAKE A MEDICAL CO-PAYMENT IN THE AMOUNT OF
SEVEN DOLLARS UPON RECEIPT OF MEDICAL TREATMENT.
2. EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A LOG DOCU-
MENTING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF VISIT, INMATE NAME AND ID NUMBER AND
DESCRIPTION OF COMPLAINT.
3. EACH MEDICAL CO-PAYMENT SHALL BE POSTED TO THE INCARCERATED INDI-
VIDUALS' ACCOUNTS EITHER AS MEDICAL OR DENTAL CHARGES TO FACILITATE
RESPONSE TO INMATE QUERIES.
4. EACH INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL BE SENT AN ACCOUNT STATEMENT AT
THE END OF EACH MONTH SHOWING ALL CREDITS AND DEBITS AGAINST THE ACCOUNT
AND ACCOMPANYING EXPLANATIONS.
5. SHOULD AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT FUNDS IN
THEIR ACCOUNT TO COVER THE CHARGES, THEN THEIR ACCOUNT SHALL BE FROZEN
PENDING RECEIPT OF FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO SATISFY THEIR OBLIGATION.
6. AN INCARCERATED INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT BE REFUSED TREATMENT FOR LACK
OF ABILITY TO PAY CO-PAYMENT CHARGES. THE CHARGE IS ASSESSED AFTER
COMPLETION OF THE VISIT WHEN THE VISIT LOG IS PROCESSED.
7. INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT ASSESSED CO-PAYMENT CHARGES FOR
PSYCHIATRIC VISITS.
8. FEDERAL INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS WILL BE BILLED DIRECTLY TO THE
JURISDICTION WHICH WAS AGREED TO BY THE FEDERAL AGENCY. SUBSEQUENTLY
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07176-01-5
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